Flower-supporter.



ADAM HEIM, OE BROWNSVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR .OF ONE-HALFTO,

CHARLES A. RIE AnoF GONNERSVILLE, INDIANA. I

F LOWE R- SU PPORTE R.

No. 827,442. g

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM HEIM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brownsville, Indiana, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Flower-Supporters, of

I which the following is .a specification.

My invention relates to flower-supporters v of the class adapted to the use-'offloriculturists or others in maintaining carnations or other flowers inan upright position during the period of. their growt or at other times;

and the objects of my improvement are to provide a standard consisting of a double pairs and w re and preferably formed with oneor more intermediate twlsts to prevent its torsional movement and secure greater rigidity,which may be secured in the soil of the flower-bed, and to provide a series of horizontal rings re- Inovably and adjustably secured on the standard to encircle the flower-stock at different elevations to support it in an upright position, to form the rings either single or in of different. sizes adapted to the same standard whereby it may be utilized for one or more large or small plants, as desired. These objects are attained in the following described manner, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whiche Figure l is a perspective view of a flowersupporter embodying myimprovement and provided with a series of pairs of rings; Fig. 2,

- central bend 7 to an enlarged front elevation withparts broken away; Fig. 3,

a plan with parts in section on the line a a of Fig. 2 with portions broken away ;Fig. 4, a perspective view. of a supporter provided with a series of single rings, and Fig. 5 an enlarged front elevation of parts-thereof. I I

In the drawings, 6 represents the standard, which consists of a single wire doubled by a form parallel sides 8 and 9,

. which are extended a sufficient distance and terminate in being twisted to ether at 11. The ends of the wire are extended from said twist in opposite directions perpendicular to theplane of the sides and by means of bends 12 terminate in'feet 13, parallel with andon standard. The said sidesmay opposite sides of the extended plane of the be twisted to gether at oneor more lntermediate points 14 to increase the rigidity of the standard and prevent any torsional or twisting "motion thereof. Pairs of supporting-rings l5 and 16 of any desired sizes are formed in'the same 7 e Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed December 8 1905. Serial No. 290,872.-

' Patented m 31, 1906.

- plane by circular bends in a single piece of wire on opposite ends of its straight" middle portion which forms a connecting cross-bar 17 between them and in the line of their centers of sufiicient length to extend across and a shortdistance beyond'the sides of the standard. The rings ,beiiigformed in the wire around the ends of theicross-bar and the extremities of the wire terminate therefrom in helices 19 perpendicular to the plane of the rings. Saidhelices are formed with open coils to adapt them *to'be detachably engaged with the respective sides of the standard, whereon they are also longitudinally adjustable; The rings are extended in opposite directions from the edges of the standard instead of from opposite sides of its plan to adapt them to register i i with flowers, planted farther apart.

Should it be desirable to provide the sup porting-rings singly instead of in pairs, one of f the rlngs may be replaced by ahelix 19, 1

formed directly on one end of the cross-barf 17, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. I I

In operation one or more of either the pairs of rings or single rings, proportioned, in size as desired, e s y the standard. gThe standard may be mainmay be detachably enmeans of the helices thereon,- with tained' in avertical osition by inserting its feet in the soil of t e flower-bed with the flowers on opposite sides of the plane of, the feet and in aline with the axis of'a corresponding series of superposed rings-to pre' vent the feet from injuring the roots of the fl0wers.- The rings may be adjustedv in difas desired, to properly support the flower inclosed therein. The rigidity of the sup porter protects the flower within the rings from being accidentally broken. and also facilitates the cutting of the'flowers without injury to the stalk. I 1 Having fully described'my improvement, ,what I claim as my invention, and desireto secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, 18

with a single stan ard consisting of a wire doubled to form parallel sides, and twisted together at an intermediate point of the sides, and lso near one end thereof, said wire being extended in opposite directions from said latter twist perpendicularto the plane of the .99 ferent positions of elevation on the standard,

1. In a floWer-su porter, the combination 60 are closed by turns 18 *lar. to its extended plane,

'sisting of sides and twisted togethernear its ends, of a sides andterminating in feetparallehwith each other, of a wire ring adapted to be detachably engaged with said standard 1 on either side of said intermediate twist and adjustably supported thereon with the center of said ring in the extended plane of the sides.

2. The combination with a standard consistingof a wire doubled to form parallel sides and twisted together near its ends, of a ring provided with open-coiled helices perpendicudicular to its dius, said helices bein ring thereon with its said helices being adapted to detachably engage with inter- .mediate portions of the respective sides.

3. The combination with a standard cona Wire doubled toform parallel radius, and withopen-coiled helices extending from said barperpendicular to the plane I wire ringprovided with a bar in the line of its of the ring, said helices-being adapted to detachably engage with intermediate portions of the respective sides. i 4. The combination with a doubled-wire standard formed with parallel sides and twisted together near its ends, of. a wire ring provided with open-coiled helices perpen-[ plane and in theflline, of its raadapted to detachably engage with interme iate portions ofthe re spective sides and adjustably support the center in the extended plane of the standard.

5. In a flower-supporter, the combination of a standard formed with parallel sides constandard.

ADAM HEIM. Witnesses:

W. C. SHERMAN,

J M. CARLOS. 

